Monday, December 19, 2016

Happiness

This cheery card owes
a lot of its good humor to Washi paper . . .

I love working with
the many beautiful patterns found on Washi papers but I find them too thin to
use as is. A good work-around for me has
been to iron them onto the shiny side of freezer paper. This is quick and easy, and there's no
bleed-thru or messy glues to deal with.
The result is a sturdy piece that holds up to die cutting and also makes
a great background layer.

The floaty aspects of
acetate layering were put to use in this layout. I used pop dots for altitude and covered them
up with judiciously placed die cuts. Acetate
layering may seem tricky at first, but there are a lot of easy work-arrounds
you can play with . . .

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In 2000, I picked up a magazine with a funny name: RubberStampMadness. "What on earth is this?" I wondered, and began thumbing through it. By page 5, I had heart palpitations, was seriously hooked a few pages later, and have been happily addicted ever since. I am a retired TWA flight attendant and have stayed busy with several pursuits, but am happiest when I'm stamping. As a resident in the wilds of North NJ, we've got plenty of bears to deal with, but next to no stamping stores to play in. Hopefully, someone will recognize an opportunity and spring to our rescue. Meanwhile, I plan to stay connected to the stamping world at large via my blog. Welcome to my world - please do come in!
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